Will the Intel Pentium G3258 Keep Up With the 780ti

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CryingLegend

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I want to buy a intel pentium g3258 but I want to be able to upgrade with a gtx 780ti. I dont know if the pnetium will be able to keep up. If it wont wich cpu do you recommend (Im on a budget).
And will the pentium be able to keep up with a r9 270x?
 
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Agreed, while a Pentium g3258 is good for a budget build, pairing it with such a high-end video card would be overkill and wastefull. However, I believe you are talking about upgrading the graphics card later. If so then you'll presumably also be upgrading the processor.

If you are going to do the build
Pentium g3258
H81 motherboard
Radeon 270x
4-8gbs ram

Then upgrade components over time
Switch processor for I5, upgrade to 780ti(or whatever you choose at the time)
Then this is a great solution as it allows you to swap in better components without changing the entire system. (Mobo/Ram/etc) and you can always throw used parts on ebay and make back a good majority of your money like that.

So if the plan is to upgrade over time...
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it can easily keep up with 270x, but 780 ti is quite a stretch man... even higher clock i3's cant keep up....Go with the least expensive i5, from haswell or devil's canyon, to support the 780ti, but if you are gonna buy the 270x, then g3258 will suffice.
 
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That's quite an unbalanced pairing. The pentium will bottleneck it. A decent overclock to around 4.5GHz(?) and you might be matching something like a Haswell i3.

Would be ok with a 270x, and you'd ultimately get better performance with the 780ti but the CPU woudl definitely be the bottleneck.

I'm curious about your part choice - why couldn't you go for something more balanced? Like an i5 4690k and a GTX 770.
 
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Agreed, while a Pentium g3258 is good for a budget build, pairing it with such a high-end video card would be overkill and wastefull. However, I believe you are talking about upgrading the graphics card later. If so then you'll presumably also be upgrading the processor.

If you are going to do the build
Pentium g3258
H81 motherboard
Radeon 270x
4-8gbs ram

Then upgrade components over time
Switch processor for I5, upgrade to 780ti(or whatever you choose at the time)
Then this is a great solution as it allows you to swap in better components without changing the entire system. (Mobo/Ram/etc) and you can always throw used parts on ebay and make back a good majority of your money like that.

So if the plan is to upgrade over time Awesome, however if not then I would suggest considering some more mid-range options.

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($172.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair XMS 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($309.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $722.92

Plus case and things of that nature.

Of course as I said if you plan to just build something to upgrade in the future.
The pentium with an h81 board and the 270x you mentioned earlier will be a great starting point.
 
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